wave, waver, waive, waiver
Sometimes confused.
Wave (noun or verb) refers to a movement of the hand in greeting or signal, or to an item moving to and fro. You can wave your hand. You can wave a flag. There are also waves in the sea, and sound waves and so on. The word wave can also mean a sudden occurrence of or increase in a phenomenon.
To waver means to be undecided or to quiver or flicker like a flame.
When you waive something, or agree to a waiver, this means that you give up your right or refrain from demanding compliance.
web
Not capitalised.
web page
Two words.
website
One word.
wellbeing
One word.
well-heeled
Not well-healed, unless you’re referring to recovery from an accident or illness.
west
See compass points.
whether, whether or not
“Or not” is usually redundant unless you mean “irrespective”. In the phrase “I haven’t decided whether to go out or not” the “or not” adds no meaning and you’d probably do better to write only “I haven’t decided whether to go out”. But you might write, “I have decided to go out, whether or not it’s raining.” In this case the “or not” is needed.
whisky, whiskey
Whiskey with an E is typically used for American and Irish products, while whisky without an E is usually used for Scottish, Canadian, and Japanese products. However, there are exceptions to this rule.
whistleblowing
One word.
white paper
Two words.
winter
Not capitalised.
Word [Microsoft]
Capital W.
workplace
One word.
worldwide
One word.
World Wide Web
Three words, inital cap every word.
worshipped, worshipping
Double P.